WorksheetsThe Pearl Novel Review
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 37mins
Kino watched with the detachment of God while a dusty ant frantically tried to escape the sand trap an ant lion had dug... (A similar thing will happen to Kino later in the book.)
paradox
irony
imagery
foreshadowing
Colonial society’s oppression of native cultures.
parable
theme
tone
setting
Kino’s songs; nature imagery
simile
metaphor
motif
mood
"She looked up at him, her eyes as cold as the eyes of a lioness."
symobolism
simile
situational irony
style
It (the canoe) was a bulwark (wall of defense) against starvation.
simile
mood
motif
metaphor
Fiddler crabs bubbled and sputtered in their holes in the sand, and in the shallows little lobsters popped in and in and out of their tiny homes in the rubble and sand.
style
mood
personification
conflict
The narrator focuses on Kino’s thoughts and feelings, but sometimes switches to Juana or the doctor. She/he also gives opinions about what’s happening.
mood
tone
3rd person omniscient
syntax
The beach was yellow sand, but at the water;s edge a rubble of shell and algae took its place.
theme
motif
diction
imagery
"Across the brush fence were other brush houses and the smoke came from them too..."
symbolism
setting
simile
style
"This doctor was of a race which for nearly four hundred years had beaten and starved and robbed and despised kino's race..."
protaganist
antagonist
conflict
paradox
Kino
protaganist
antagonist
narrator
personification
the doctor
protaganist
antaganist
narrator
foe
the pearl represents hope; the scorpion represents fate; Kino’s canoe represents survival
simile
metaphor
style
symbolism
In the surface of the great pearl, he could see his dreams form...He put back his head and howeled.
tone
mood
setting
personification
Juana prayed to find a pearl so that they could pay the doctor to cure the baby. In fact, Juana's remedy was better than anything the doctor would do.
symbolism
imagery
situational irony
motif
A poor man throws a valuable pearl in the ocean because it only brought him saddness and problems.
motif
parable
mood
tone
Where did Coyotito sleep?
In a box
In a hanging bed
In a hanging box
On the mat
What was the first song in Kino's head that morning
Song of the family
Song of the enemy
Song the Pearl
Song of evil
What is the first conflict in The Pearl?
Kino does not like his breakfast
Coyotito is crying
The scorpion stings Coyotito
Juana has had enough of Kino's drama.
"I'm a doctor not a _______________________"
Lawyer
miracle worker
brick layer
veterinary
What did Juana do help Coyotito immediately after he was stung by the scorpion?
Called for the Doctor
Bandaged him
Sucked the poison from the wound.
Called 911.
What was the doctor doing when Kino arrived?
Treating other patients.
Drinking chocolate
Having a shower
Preparing for surgery
What did Kino do when the doctor would not treat the baby?
Took him to the hospital.
Went home.
Treated Coyotito himself.
Punched the gate.
(p.14) Which do the villagers of the Gulf trust more, things of the spirit and imagination or things that their eyes show them?
The things their eyes show them
The things of spirit and imagination
They trust both equally
They don't trust either of them
(p.14) Before finding the pearl, what is Kino's most valuable possession?
A seashell that he has always treasured
A cowskin drum
His wedding ring
His grandfather's canoe
(p.15) Juana applies her own remedies to Coyotito's wound. So why does she still want the doctor to help?
Because his medicine has more authority
Because the doctor has always been kind to the "little Indians"
Because Coyotito's wound became infected
Because Kino wants the doctor's help
(p.15) What does Juana pray for as they set out in the canoe?
She prays directly for Coyotito to recover.
She prays that they will be safe in the boat.
She prays for it to not rain as they are in the Gulf
She prays that they find a pearl to pay the doctor with.
(p.16) Why does Steinbeck say that the sea bed had raised the King of Spain to be a great power in Europe?
Because the King had many fisherman who became wealthy in the Gulf of Mexico
Because the oysters and pearls found there made the King wealthy
Because the coral reefs were exotic and valuable
Because the seashells collected there were very valuable
(p.17) What is Steinbeck's tone as he describes the Song of the Pearl That Might Be?
Hopeful
Pessimistic
Whimsical
Exhausted
What did Juana put on the baby's wound?
A band aid
Leaves
Sand
Seaweed
Why is it not good to want a thing too much?
It makes you greedy.
Other people might want it too.
You already have enough.
It drives the luck away.
What causes a pearl to form?
A grain of salt
A grain of sand
Mussels
Clams
How big is the pearl?
The size of a golf ball
The size of a basketball
The size of a duck egg
The size of a Seagull egg
By the end of chapter 2 Coyotito is getting
sicker
better
hungry
richer
What nickname do the townspeople give the pearl?
Pearl of the world
Precious stone
Gem of the ages
Stone of the world
Which of the following isn't something Kino says he will purchase with the money he gets from selling the pearl?
New clothes
Better food
Marriage in a church
Harpoon
Who visits Kino and Juana near dark on the day the pearl is discovered?
The doctor
Juan Tomás
Apolonia
The priest
What do the pearl buyers want?
to make a profit
to get the lowest possibe price for a pearl
to get the highest possible price for a pearl
to make the patron happy
What does Juan Thomas warn Kino?
that Juana will try to throw the pearl in the ocean
that the buyers will try to cheat them
that the priest can't be trusted
that the doctor will hurt Coyotito
How do Kino and Juana feel about the pearl at the end of chapter 4?
They both think the pearl represents good fortune.
They both think the pearl represents destruction.
Kino thinks the pearl represents destruction; Juana thinks it represents good fortune.
Kino thinks it represents good fortune; Juana thinks it represents destruction.
Why did Juana and Kino leave the village?
They heard of a buyer in the next town who was more honest
They went to look for a school for Coyotito
They were afraid because Kino was attacked.
They were invited to meet the mayor of the city
What do they do with the pearl?
They donate it to the church
They decide to take it to the capital.
They sell it to the buyer for fifteen hundred dollars
They bury it in Coyotito's grave
When Kino awakens in the night, who is removing the pearl from beneath the stone in the fire pit?
Juana
An unknown thief
The priest
The doctor
What does Juana try to do with the pearl?
Sell it to the pearl buyers.
Throw it in the sea.
Give it to the priest.
Hide it for herself.
When Kino is attacked, what happens to the pearl?
It is taken by the thieves.
It falls in the water.
It is knocked from his hand and lands behind a stone in the path.
It falls into a bush and is eaten by a bird.
What happens to the man who attacks Kino and tries to steal the pearl?
He escapes but is wounded.
He is killed by Kino.
He hides in Juan Tomas' hut and tries again later.
He cries out and a crowd comes to see what happened.
Why can't Kino and Juana escape in their canoe?
Their canoe has been broken.
Their canoe has been stolen.
Their canoe is missing.
Their canoe has been sunk deep into the sea.
What happens to Kino's house?
The floor is dug up, the contents turned over, and it is set on fire.
The thieves smashed the house and ran away into the night.
The house is destroyed by a storm.
The house is overrun by neighbors.
Juana wants to get rid of the pearl. What does Kino do to her when he finds her about to throw the pearl back into the ocean?
He chases her down and forces her to give him the pearl.
He asks Juan Tomas to talk to her.
He punches her in the face and kicks her in the side;.
He agrees with her and they both toss the pearl into the ocean.
The scorpion symbolizes . . .
The destruction of innocence.
Wealth
You should be content and happy with the things you have.
Evil
Greed
Which of the following IS NOT an example of a moral lesson from The Pearl?
Coyotito will be mistaken for a coyote pup.
Put family first not things, like a large pearl.
Listen and trust those around you; the ones that love you.
Don't be too greedy because it can destroy your life.
What is the resolution to the story?
Coyotito is killed.
Juan Tomas and Apolonia greet Kino and Juana when they return to the village.
Kino kills the three trackers.
Kino throws the pearl back into the sea.
